He has a Name!

Cooper Jesse Callahan now has a name (he's not just "baby" anymore)! He was blessed yesterday by his Daddy in Sacrament meeting along with Grandpa Syphus, Big Daddy (Jesse's grandpa), Grandpa Doug, Grandpa Kevin, Alan Syphus, Dave Berry, Flint Chandler, Eric Miller, Chris O'Connor, Jimmy Lindell, and Bishop Jones. Jesse had a slight fever though so he was sweating like crazy!

Saturday, the day before the blessing we went to Zion and Jesse hiked a slot canyon called pine creek with some guys from work, Candice & Flint, and our brother in law Dave. It's a cool little canyon that was carved out by water, and to get through it you have to repel every so often down into ice cold pools of water, and then tread water while you un-clip from the rope to swim out. Meanwhile, me, Cooper, Annie and Maddie stayed at the bottom and took a short hike of our own on the weeping rock trail. Our valiant hikers took a little bit longer than they thought they would, but at least no one was hurt! *Also, Dave was the hero of the day by diving down into the murky water to get the bag of rope that sunk. Without him, they probably would have been stranded and cold and lonely!

Last but not least, last week we went to Sand Hollow Reservoir for family home evening with my family. All the kids played on the red sand beach and paddled around in the water. Cooper enjoyed being held over the water but not actually touching it. I think he was trying to play the part of Moses and part the "red sea". He does look very commanding, if you overlook the small matter of him wearing only his diaper. I know, I know he looks like a poverty stricken little guy, half naked like that, but he evening was very warm and he seemed to enjoy it at the time! By the way, can you believe he's already holding his head up?! He's so strong! Not to mention his killer biceps and cut shoulders. This little guy has a future!